2024 National Leaders Total Defense - Games in August/September Only through 12/21/2024

Name G Rush Yards Pass Yards Plays Total Yards Yards/Play Yards/G
1 Tennessee 4 203 501 225 704 3.13 176.0
2 Ohio State 4 247 539 232 786 3.39 196.5
3 Missouri 4 367 509 215 876 4.07 219.0
4 Penn State 4 288 618 232 906 3.91 226.5
5 Northern Illinois 4 356 583 220 939 4.27 234.8
6 Iowa State 4 611 410 244 1021 4.18 255.3
7 Army 4 250 783 215 1033 4.80 258.3
8 South Carolina 4 416 643 258 1059 4.10 264.8
9 Oregon 4 448 619 235 1067 4.54 266.8
10 Louisville 4 379 707 241 1086 4.51 271.5
11 Iowa 4 248 843 231 1091 4.72 272.8
12 Minnesota 5 650 484 285 1134 3.98 226.8
13 Texas 5 533 608 304 1141 3.75 228.2
14 Arizona State 4 329 815 265 1144 4.32 286.0
15 California 4 421 729 263 1150 4.37 287.5
16 Georgia 4 505 648 238 1153 4.84 288.3
17 Indiana 5 410 788 288 1198 4.16 239.6
17 Louisiana Tech 4 405 793 266 1198 4.50 299.5
19 Northwestern 4 317 891 251 1208 4.81 302.0
20 USC 4 596 623 223 1219 5.47 304.8
21 Kentucky 5 391 830 242 1221 5.05 244.2
22 Hawai'i 4 504 720 242 1224 5.06 306.0
23 UNLV 4 334 904 257 1238 4.82 309.5
24 Washington 5 609 640 307 1249 4.07 249.8
25 Liberty 4 461 800 256 1261 4.93 315.3
26 Alabama 4 477 786 297 1263 4.25 315.8
27 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 676 596 235 1272 5.41 318.0
28 Mississippi 5 231 1061 348 1292 3.71 258.4
29 Louisiana-Monroe 4 579 723 258 1302 5.05 325.5
30 Miami (Florida) 5 465 860 300 1325 4.42 265.0
31 UCF 4 320 1006 245 1326 5.41 331.5
32 Vanderbilt 4 488 848 260 1336 5.14 334.0
33 Texas State 4 515 830 291 1345 4.62 336.3
34 UAB 4 819 533 243 1352 5.56 338.0
35 Oregon State 4 657 698 216 1355 6.27 338.8
36 Toledo 4 379 981 273 1360 4.98 340.0
37 Pittsburgh 4 441 927 284 1368 4.82 342.0
37 Air Force 4 567 801 249 1368 5.49 342.0
39 Nebraska 5 427 944 305 1371 4.50 274.2
40 San Jose State 4 621 751 307 1372 4.47 343.0
41 Wisconsin 4 585 789 241 1374 5.70 343.5
42 Syracuse 4 556 819 256 1375 5.37 343.8
43 Utah 5 536 865 301 1401 4.65 280.2
44 Arizona 4 602 805 269 1407 5.23 351.8
45 Rutgers 4 691 718 240 1409 5.87 352.3
46 Notre Dame 5 615 805 322 1420 4.41 284.0
47 Duke 5 665 779 355 1444 4.07 288.8
48 Stanford 4 305 1151 246 1456 5.92 364.0
49 James Madison 4 458 1001 291 1459 5.01 364.8
50 BYU 5 608 855 335 1463 4.37 292.6
51 Houston 5 734 737 297 1471 4.95 294.2
52 Marshall 4 774 703 278 1477 5.31 369.3
53 Baylor 5 704 786 332 1490 4.49 298.0
54 Miami (Ohio) 4 806 695 256 1501 5.86 375.3
55 Michigan State 5 572 930 315 1502 4.77 300.4
56 Boise State 4 484 1022 276 1506 5.46 376.5
57 Coastal Carolina 4 778 737 268 1515 5.65 378.8
58 San Diego State 4 729 796 296 1525 5.15 381.3
59 Illinois 5 656 887 314 1543 4.91 308.6
59 Massachusetts 5 604 939 280 1543 5.51 308.6
61 Memphis 5 595 957 283 1552 5.48 310.4
62 SMU 5 444 1112 326 1556 4.77 311.2
63 Tulane 5 700 860 300 1560 5.20 312.0
64 Kennesaw State 4 547 1024 255 1571 6.16 392.8
65 Virginia 4 498 1078 280 1576 5.63 394.0
66 Bowling Green 4 840 740 258 1580 6.12 395.0
67 Rice 5 808 777 323 1585 4.91 317.0
68 Colorado State 4 454 1132 270 1586 5.87 396.5
69 Michigan 5 344 1244 334 1588 4.75 317.6
70 Boston College 5 507 1084 334 1591 4.76 318.2
71 UCLA 4 429 1164 282 1593 5.65 398.3
72 Purdue 4 968 627 257 1595 6.21 398.8
73 Georgia Tech 5 451 1145 292 1596 5.47 319.2
74 Arkansas 5 465 1132 308 1597 5.19 319.4
75 Clemson 4 733 874 270 1607 5.95 401.8
76 Old Dominion 4 742 876 314 1618 5.15 404.5
77 Oklahoma 5 528 1093 339 1621 4.78 324.2
78 West Virginia 4 615 1026 265 1641 6.19 410.3
79 Auburn 5 605 1040 340 1645 4.84 329.0
80 TCU 5 874 779 334 1653 4.95 330.6
81 Texas A&M 5 619 1035 308 1654 5.37 330.8
82 UTEP 4 896 759 275 1655 6.02 413.8
83 Southern Mississippi 4 892 770 261 1662 6.37 415.5
84 Kansas State 5 459 1221 310 1680 5.42 336.0
85 Georgia State 4 672 1013 269 1685 6.26 421.3
86 Kansas 5 634 1056 317 1690 5.33 338.0
87 Ohio 5 503 1196 323 1699 5.26 339.8
88 Florida 4 755 947 299 1702 5.69 425.5
88 Navy 4 632 1070 295 1702 5.77 425.5
90 Sam Houston State 5 656 1049 323 1705 5.28 341.0
91 Arkansas State 4 936 783 257 1719 6.69 429.8
92 Western Michigan 4 851 895 280 1746 6.24 436.5
93 Connecticut 5 752 1013 334 1765 5.28 353.0
94 Central Michigan 5 780 988 321 1768 5.51 353.6
94 LSU 5 586 1182 302 1768 5.85 353.6
96 North Carolina 5 612 1162 319 1774 5.56 354.8
97 East Carolina 5 580 1196 388 1776 4.58 355.2
98 Florida Atlantic 5 1112 672 322 1784 5.54 356.8
99 Fresno State 5 736 1075 335 1811 5.41 362.2
100 Appalachian State 4 851 962 258 1813 7.03 453.3
101 Troy 5 876 941 299 1817 6.08 363.4
101 Utah State 4 787 1030 294 1817 6.18 454.3
103 Nevada 5 698 1120 312 1818 5.83 363.6
104 Eastern Michigan 5 569 1260 319 1829 5.73 365.8
105 Buffalo 5 792 1038 377 1830 4.85 366.0
106 Jacksonville State 4 793 1062 299 1855 6.20 463.8
107 Virginia Tech 5 889 983 326 1872 5.74 374.4
108 Wake Forest 4 739 1143 281 1882 6.70 470.5
109 UTSA 5 530 1359 334 1889 5.66 377.8
110 Colorado 5 780 1118 345 1898 5.50 379.6
111 Maryland 5 558 1347 339 1905 5.62 381.0
112 Florida State 5 829 1081 339 1910 5.63 382.0
113 North Carolina State 5 791 1146 321 1937 6.03 387.4
114 Western Kentucky 5 818 1166 321 1984 6.18 396.8
115 Temple 5 1296 738 332 2034 6.13 406.8
116 Wyoming 5 926 1110 332 2036 6.13 407.2
117 Cincinnati 5 793 1245 321 2038 6.35 407.6
118 Florida International 5 930 1110 379 2040 5.38 408.0
119 North Texas 5 747 1328 374 2075 5.55 415.0
120 Tulsa 5 650 1434 333 2084 6.26 416.8
121 Ball State 4 860 1243 243 2103 8.65 525.8
122 Akron 5 1063 1088 342 2151 6.29 430.2
123 South Florida 5 723 1447 339 2170 6.40 434.0
124 Mississippi State 5 1065 1125 352 2190 6.22 438.0
125 South Alabama 5 718 1517 337 2235 6.63 447.0
126 Charlotte 5 944 1322 336 2266 6.74 453.2
127 New Mexico State 5 1166 1145 356 2311 6.49 462.2
128 Texas Tech 5 768 1547 361 2315 6.41 463.0
129 Washington State 5 881 1462 368 2343 6.37 468.6
130 Middle Tennessee 5 785 1595 339 2380 7.02 476.0
131 Oklahoma State 5 1021 1382 373 2403 6.44 480.6
132 Georgia Southern 5 958 1501 341 2459 7.21 491.8
133 New Mexico 5 1213 1303 333 2516 7.56 503.2
134 Kent State 5 1446 1470 394 2916 7.40 583.2